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I hope your day went well.
I heard that some people have been offered MS/PhD admission into schools in the USA but they are a loss regarding “funding”
Let me share some advice.
Title: What To Do When You Are Awaiting Funding Post-Admission Offer
#Thread
I hope your day went well.
I heard that some people have been offered MS/PhD admission into schools in the USA but they are a loss regarding “funding”
Let me share some advice.
Title: What To Do When You Are Awaiting Funding Post-Admission Offer
#Thread
I think the title is self explanatory however, I want to quickly state that I am only giving you general tips that is not specific to any institution.
I am not an admission officer nor do I offer funding or scholarships to anybody. I think these tips will work.
Stay with me.
I am not an admission officer nor do I offer funding or scholarships to anybody. I think these tips will work.
Stay with me.
Typically, in the USA, you are not required to apply for “Assistantships” and “major fellowships” on campus. You are considered for funding during the application review phase.
I covered that in-depth here: https://twitter.com/okpala_iu/status/1259012531932323840?s=21 https://twitter.com/okpala_iu/status/1259012531932323840
I covered that in-depth here: https://twitter.com/okpala_iu/status/1259012531932323840?s=21 https://twitter.com/okpala_iu/status/1259012531932323840
However, we are talking about something more specific. In order words, I am making the following assumptions:
1. You have submitted a complete a complete application and applied to a University in the USA
2. At this time, you have been offered admission by the Graduate School.
1. You have submitted a complete a complete application and applied to a University in the USA
2. At this time, you have been offered admission by the Graduate School.
I know how it feels. I have been there.
The waiting
The guessing
The thinking
The Uncertainties
Too many thoughts.
At this stage, it is largely out of your hands but there are still somethings you can do. I will explain it to you.
You need to be willing to try.
The waiting
The guessing
The thinking
The Uncertainties
Too many thoughts.
At this stage, it is largely out of your hands but there are still somethings you can do. I will explain it to you.
You need to be willing to try.
Typically, this is a summary of the admission process (whether fixed or rolling admissions) post-submission by prospective students.
After the applications are received in the system and assigned to the admission committee (made of faculty members and administrative staff).
After the applications are received in the system and assigned to the admission committee (made of faculty members and administrative staff).
These individuals pour through the files and sort them into respective specialization (under the department degree program). As such, some students fall in different “buckets” i.e students who have multiple interests. The buckets in this case are the specialties/research areas.
At this point, the professors in these individual areas recommend prospective students (based on critical metrics) to the main committee body (which they are part of as discussed). These names now goes through the system and that is how you get you eventually get admitted.
Since, the departments typically award Teaching or/and research assistantships in addition to fellowships (read the funding thread in my pinned tweet to get more clarity on this), prospective students, that are a good fit for TA/RA roles and those who qualify for Fellowships,...
... are identified during this process.
That being said, let me state that every department/university have her own unique ways of communicating admission and funding/scholarship decisions to prospective students.
Let me expand on this.
That being said, let me state that every department/university have her own unique ways of communicating admission and funding/scholarship decisions to prospective students.
Let me expand on this.
It is a simple algorithm.
1. Some schools send you admission and funding offers at the same time through the Graduate School.
2. Some schools send you admission letters through the Graduate School but, you will get your funding from the department at a later date.
1. Some schools send you admission and funding offers at the same time through the Graduate School.
2. Some schools send you admission letters through the Graduate School but, you will get your funding from the department at a later date.
For Type 1, it is a straight-forward situation.
The folks, for which I am writing this thread, belong to Type 2. At this stage, “two things are involved” (remember that joke lol), it is either YOU GET SOMETHING or YOU GET NOTHING (no TA/RA or Fellowship) in the end.
The folks, for which I am writing this thread, belong to Type 2. At this stage, “two things are involved” (remember that joke lol), it is either YOU GET SOMETHING or YOU GET NOTHING (no TA/RA or Fellowship) in the end.
Now, let us talk about 3 things I recommend you do after you receive the admission letter without funding.
1. Find the address and E-mail the Graduate Program Director of your proposed program to express your interest in assisting the dept in teaching (TA) or/and research (RA).
1. Find the address and E-mail the Graduate Program Director of your proposed program to express your interest in assisting the dept in teaching (TA) or/and research (RA).
